Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-03-18
Record Of Congress.
LIST OF IMPORTANT MEASURES THAT HAVE
PASSED OR FAILED.

In the Congress Just completed there
were introduced in the House ,259 bills
and 263 joint resolutions. OF these meas
ures 4,173 were reported back from the
various committees with favorable or ad-
verse recommendation, and . majority of
them have died
There were introduced in the Senate
1857 bills and 116 joint resolutions, and
the per cent. reported from committee was
\ little higher than in the House.
OF the regular appropriation bills three
have failed, viz: the General Deficiency
which was passed, but was not engrossed
in time to reach the President tor his sig
nature; the River and Harbor bill, which
reached the President too late, and the
Fortifcat:ons bill, on which no agreement
could be reached between the two houses
The Post Office Appropriation bill was
finally passed without the Senate amend,
ment for ocean mail subsidies, that body
having been forced. at the last hour, to re-
cede or hazard the bill. The only other
appropriation measure of consequence is
on the Naval bill, which was passed with
the House provision for an expenditure of
S11 100000 on a naval increase On this
the Senate surrendered its demand for
nearly double that amount.
OF general legislation in the Congress
now ended the following measures have
passed:
The Presidential Succession bill. de-
voving the office of President upon the
members of the Cabinet in case Of the
death, resignation, etc, of the President
and Vice Presidsnt; the bill for regulat.
leg the manner of counting the electoral
vote; the Oleomargarine Tax bill; the
bill of the last session for the increase of
the navy; the bill restoring Fitz John
Porter to the army; the Dingley bill for
the relief of The shipping interest the bill
to increase the pensions of widows and
dependent relatives of the deceased sol
diers aud sailors; the bill directing the
Commissioner Of Labor to investigate the
subject Of convict labor; The provision 'or
the issue of 81, - and IS silver certiti-
Gates; the bill authorizing the construc-
tion of building for the National Libra
ry in Washington: the legalizstioa OF
trades union corporations; the bill pre-
scribng the study in schools under fede-
raj control Of the nature of alcoholic
drinks and narcotics; the bill permitting
national banks to increase their capita
stock and change their names and locs-
tions under specified circumstances; the
Mexican Veterans Pension bill the trade
dollar redemption bill: the Atlantic and
Pacific Land Grant Forfeiture. restoring
"a, 900 900 acres 10 the public domain, and
several other minor forfeiture bills: the
bill extending he free delivery system 10
all classes OF nail matter; the Interstate
Commerce bill; the Dawes Iodian Sever
atty bill; the bill increasing the anuua
appropriation for the militia TO sio0, 900 /;
the bill amending the act relating to i'm
mediate transportation OF dutisble good :;
the James bill. prohibiting government
officials from contracting out the labor of
the United States prisoners or convic;s !;
the bill to prohibits, the importa,i of
aliens under contract to labor in the
United States: the bill establishing sgri-
cultural stations the bi l TO tax fraction al
parts Of . gallon Of spiri's; the Anti Po-
lygamy bill the bill to indemnify the Chi.
nese victims Of the Rocky Springs out.
rage the Labor Arbitration bill